1912 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1912 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1912 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
Jack Cooper captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Geoff Moriarty.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Collins, B. Dalton, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. Orchard, L. Pender, P. Scown, J. Slater
Fitzroy
J. Cooper (capt.), F. Bamford, B. Campbell, J. Freake, H. Heron, B. Holmes, C. Hutton, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Laver, B. Lenne, J. McArthur, C. Norris, P. Parratt, B. Scott, G. Shaw, T. Strownix, B. Walker
Geelong (10.13.73) defeated Fitzroy (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (3), H. Marsham (2), B. Eason, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. Martin, B. Orchard
Fitzroy: J. Freake, C. Hutton, W. Johnson, C. Norris, P. Parratt
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Geoff Moriarty
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Jack Cooper
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Pender, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Campbell, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Heron, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Holmes, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hutton, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Laver, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McArthur, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Scott, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Strownix, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 10 | |||